Attwan Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Attwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Attwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Attwan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Attwan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Attwan is found most in Egypt. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Attwan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. Attwan occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Attwan reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 93 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Barring Egypt Attwan occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 3 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hattwan921/
Atwan9121,960/
Attwatin861/
Atwane83144/
Hatwan8348/
Atwain8315/
Athwan835/
Aitwan831/
Atwean831/
Hathwan7727/
Athwain7716/
Atwasin778/
Gathwan775/
Athwane774/
Atwaine772/
Ottwane771/
Attwein771/
Hatwann770/
Adwan7333,383/
Atuan73899/
Otwan7383/
Atwon7361/
Etwan738/
Atwam737/
Atwachin7182/
Aathwane712/
Outtwang711/
Otwane672,697/
Hadwan672,185/
Atwong67412/
Atuang67231/
Othwan6772/
Athuan6736/
Adwaan6730/
Gatuan6730/
Adwand6721/
Hatuan6710/
Adwane674/
Astwam674/
Aidwan672/
Adhwan672/
Eadwan672/
Audwan671/
Autuan671/
Atwoon671/
Atuane671/
Aatuan671/
Atweam671/
Eitwan671/
Etwaan671/
Etwean671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Attwan
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